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I am just going to leave this here. (Original Post) OldBaldy1701E Aug 2025 OP
The ads on DU reflect each poster's browsing history. yardwork Aug 2025 #1
Thanks Topomi Aug 2025 #2
Like reading DU TommyT139 Aug 2025 #4
You probably should have left this somewhere else. dem4decades Aug 2025 #3
Management at DU snowybirdie Aug 2025 #5

yardwork

(69,648 posts)
1. The ads on DU reflect each poster's browsing history.
Thu Aug 21, 2025, 09:03 AM
Aug 2025

If you're seeing ads for ICE then something in your browsing history triggered them.

You can avoid seeing ads on DU by becoming a member for as little as $5 a year.

TommyT139

(2,431 posts)
4. Like reading DU
Thu Aug 21, 2025, 10:11 AM
Aug 2025

...or other activist news sites, which contain a lot of stories about ICE abuses.

It's just the mention of a topic that can trigger ad selection -- not support or opposition.

As far as I know, anyway - probably that will change under our AI overlords as they target us ever more precisely.

snowybirdie

(6,750 posts)
5. Management at DU
Thu Aug 21, 2025, 10:17 AM
Aug 2025

has no control over advertising. So I'm sure the bad guys target sites like DU just to troll the site. You won't see this lousy crap at all if you become a paid member.

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